Zero To Sixty is a duo from Adelaide, South Australia that formed back in 2005 and recently released a self-titled album Zero To Sixty. On their Bandcamp page they basically mimicked what vinyl is like. There’s side A and side B and you can’t skip to individual songs which I did find more difficult than nostalgic because it was hard to know what song I was listening to. The songs include “6:25 To Hell Into Infinity,” “A New Direction,” “Over And Out No Evidence,” “Nothing To Hide,” “American War,” “This Relative Position” and “Got You On My Mind.”
About ten years ago it became very evident that musicians often end up recreating the genres and style they grew up on as a teenager. Time and time again this has proved the case. I'd be willing to bet Zero To Sixty grew up on a steady diet of ’80s rock like Van Halen, Judas Priest and all those bands that sound very similar. The songs are a little more experimental than your average ’80s song but for the most part they go through the handbook of rock moves that bands were pulling off back then. There are many times where you hear a David Lee Roth or Axl Rose type scream. The general aesthetics however are very much rooted in the ’70s and ’80s decade. They make no attempt to reinvent the sound or update with a contemporary 2.0 2021 type of production which I was fine with. Sometimes just going the purist route is the way to go. I will say listening from beginning to end (even though I had no other choice in the matter) was the way to go. The album is dynamic and the band rocks out most of the time. There are subtle and softer sections which make it feel like a roller coaster. There are some really cool sections. The band rocks out their hardest in part 2 around the eight -minute mark. There’s also the arpeggiated synths later in part 2 that align with what sounds like a JFK recording. I like that the band got a little experimental here and there. It gave the band a more distinct flavor. That being said I think fans of ’70s, ’90s and especially ’80s rock will instantly enjoy this release. It doesn't seem that the band actually pressed any vinyl from what I can find but this works too. Enjoy.
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